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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're right, it doesn't really matter. But, I am curious about this year's CoGAT  scores... A 95% cutoff is lower than in previous years, so I am trying to get a sense of what this means.[/quote]

It has been discussed with details in various threads.
Previous years, FCPS used national CoGAT tests, and the 98% cutoff is national score (which translate into about 85%~90% in FCPS, give or take). This year, FCPS "developed" its own version of CoGAT, so the 95% is FCPS 95%. Consensus, the standard is actually raised for CoGAT.[/quote]

This is what I do not get. Everybody says that FCPS test results are typically higher than national, yet, I see that a 98% cutoff based on national scores translates (according to many posts such as the above) to a much lower cutoff percentile in FCPS. How is that possible?[/quote]

How it works is that in the past Fairfax County used the national number to determine percentile so, for example, nationally to be in the top 2 percent you had to score 132.  About 15 percent of Fairfax County kids scored 132.  Now Fairfax County is saying, we don't care if you scored 132 and are in the top 2 percent nationally, when compared only to Fairfax county kids you need to score say 138(made up number) to be in the top 5 percent of Fairfax County kids because Fairfax County kids score higher than kids nationally.[/quote]

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